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Cope Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
212th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools
Better than 53% of Louisiana middle schools
Summary

Cope Middle School is a public middle school located in Bossier City, Louisiana, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 847 students. The school is part of the Bossier Parish School District, which is ranked 46 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cope Middle School consistently performs above the Bossier Parish and Louisiana averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades is 59%, compared to 65% for Bossier Parish and 60% for Louisiana, while its ELA proficiency rate is 69%, compared to 72% for Bossier Parish and 70% for Louisiana. The school's performance is particularly strong in Algebra I, with a 100% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the Bossier Parish (73%) and Louisiana (63%) averages.

While Cope Middle School is a relatively strong performer, the school faces challenges in addressing equity gaps and reducing chronic absenteeism and dropout rates. The disparities in performance between the school's student subgroups, particularly the lower performance of African American and Economically Disadvantaged students, suggest the need for targeted interventions and support. Additionally, the school's high chronic absenteeism and dropout rates, ranging from 17.2% to 28.9% and 0.0% to 4.3% respectively in recent years, are above the state average and should be addressed. Compared to nearby schools, Cope Middle School outperforms Elm Grove Middle School and Greenacres Middle School, but lags behind the high-performing Benton Intermediate School.

752
Students ?
15.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,920
Per pupil spending ?
58.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4814 Shed Road
       Bossier City, LA  71111

(318) 549-5380

District: Bossier Parish


Students who attend Cope Middle School usually attend:

High:    Airline High School

Feeder schools for Cope Middle School:

Elementary:    Meadowview Elementary School
    Stockwell Place Elementary School
    W.T. Lewis Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
43.9%
White:
35.4%
Hispanic:
13.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Louisiana average (76% vs 64% meeting standards)
Above the Louisiana median (53rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school76%
District avg70%
Louisiana avg64%
212th of 447
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Top 47%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From top 19% (2015) to top 47% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 6Middle Schools in the Bossier Parish
46th of 118Bossier Parish among Louisiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202553.5212 of 44752.6%★★★☆☆
202453.5222 of 44950.6%★★★☆☆
202365.2158 of 46566.0%★★★☆☆
202264.2163 of 46064.6%★★★☆☆
202170.9127 of 45972.3%★★★★☆
201961.3190 of 44957.7%★★★☆☆
201857.3157 of 41161.8%★★★☆☆
201771.0119 of 43772.8%★★★★☆
201667.7147 of 43566.2%★★★☆☆
201575.992 of 48280.9%★★★★☆
201473.3117 of 47075.1%★★★★☆
201375.599 of 45778.3%★★★★☆
201272.5116 of 44273.8%★★★★☆
201172.3113 of 41272.6%★★★★☆
201072.1106 of 40874.0%★★★★☆
200975.590 of 42578.8%★★★★☆
200875.590 of 41378.2%★★★★☆
200770.1124 of 39668.7%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202544.1186 of 34445.9%★★☆☆☆
202440.5197 of 33340.8%★★☆☆☆
202357.6127 of 36064.7%★★★☆☆
202251.4159 of 36055.8%★★★☆☆
202162.0103 of 35270.7%★★★★☆
201949.7163 of 33851.8%★★★☆☆
201847.4163 of 31347.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201860.743 of 17074.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202549.426 of 5653.6%★★★☆☆
202431.736 of 4825.0%★☆☆☆☆
201953.514 of 3863.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202553.4201 of 41551.6%★★★☆☆
202456.4190 of 41554.2%★★★☆☆
202368.0134 of 44469.8%★★★★☆
202261.1165 of 44162.6%★★★☆☆
202164.4159 of 44163.9%★★★☆☆
201959.2186 of 41855.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202545.585 of 15545.2%★★☆☆☆
202441.093 of 15238.8%★★☆☆☆
202347.690 of 16344.8%★★☆☆☆
202253.777 of 16352.8%★★★☆☆
202148.481 of 15347.1%★★☆☆☆
201945.877 of 12839.8%★★☆☆☆
201854.854 of 11854.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202534.6299 of 43731.6%★★☆☆☆
202434.2299 of 44432.7%★★☆☆☆
202349.8225 of 45951.0%★★★☆☆
202247.7240 of 45847.6%★★☆☆☆
202146.2243 of 45546.6%★★☆☆☆
201941.8267 of 43037.9%★★☆☆☆
201842.1258 of 40336.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202552.5195 of 41452.9%★★★☆☆
202451.5208 of 42651.2%★★★☆☆
202364.6153 of 44365.5%★★★☆☆
202264.0149 of 44266.3%★★★☆☆
202173.5107 of 44275.8%★★★★☆
201960.5168 of 41859.8%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202556.79 of 2157.1%★★★☆☆
202461.07 of 1861.1%★★★☆☆
202363.98 of 2263.6%★★★★☆
202253.610 of 2152.4%★★★☆☆
202164.76 of 2576.0%★★★★☆
201937.014 of 2236.4%★★☆☆☆
201836.111 of 1735.3%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202462.512 of 3969.2%★★★★☆
202354.131 of 6350.8%★★★☆☆
202212.855 of 585.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.741 of 4916.3%★☆☆☆☆
201856.816 of 3351.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202558.757 of 16866.1%★★★☆☆
202435.4111 of 17536.6%★★☆☆☆
202353.773 of 20664.6%★★★☆☆
202242.5115 of 20644.2%★★☆☆☆
202153.677 of 21063.3%★★★☆☆
201950.385 of 20257.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202571.084 of 31673.4%★★★★☆
202475.556 of 32082.5%★★★★☆
202381.941 of 35288.4%★★★★☆
202274.374 of 36279.6%★★★★☆
202180.654 of 35884.9%★★★★☆
201974.481 of 35076.9%★★★★☆
201878.053 of 33884.3%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Disabled (2018)75th percentile+13 vs school
White (2025)73rd percentile+21 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)69th percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2025)66th percentile+13 vs school
Military Connected (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile~ school
Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school
African American (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I100%+37 vs state
English Language Arts69%~ state avg
Mathematics59%~ state avg

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Cope Middle School ranks 212th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 752 students attended Cope Middle School.

Students at Cope Middle School are 44% African American, 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Cope Middle School usually go on to attend Airline High School


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